Embroidery-hoop.



C. E. BELDING.

EMBROIDERY HOOP. APPLIGATION FILED 11011.15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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y CHARLES n. BELDING, orcAN'roN, oHIo.

i EMBROIDERY-Hoor.

To all whom #may con cern: Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BELDING, i

a citizen of the United States, residing at Cantomlin thecounty of.Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Embroidery Hoops', of

` .which the following is a specification.

My invention relates yto embroidery hoops composed of an inner hoop andan outer izo ring, the 4outer ring adapted to be stretched over and.upon the inner hoop for the purpose of clamping the fabric. y

The objects of the present invention are, first, to provide means forvclamping the fabric in such 'a -manner that tine and' delicate fabricwill be properly clamped and: held taut; and second,y to so cla-mp thefabric that it will not be injured; and

third, to hold the fabric so that lno slipping ofthe fabric will occur`oluringjthe time the fabric is being embroidered;

These objects together 'withv other objects i I readily apparent tothose skilled` in the art I attain by the construction illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, although my invention may be embodied in avariety of' other mechanical `forms, the constructionl illustrated beingchosen by way of example.

' Inthe accompanying draWing,-Figure ,'1-

is a View showing the inner hoop and the outer band placed together. intheir;k normal position-to clamp 'and hold theA fabric. Fig.

' 2 is a similar'.viewl showing the inner hoop formed oval andy theouterband located Aupon the oval hoop.` Fig. 3 is a view showing aportionof the outer band and its couplindevice, said view showing aportion f.' of t e ,outer band ill Side levaton and a constructiomexceptthat-in Fig. 1'theho`o'p" 50 portion in'section. F ig.- 4 is atransverse y section on' line 4 4, Fig.` 1, and line 3&3,

vIn the accompanying drawing, -1 `reprelsen'ts a 'non-elasticorrigid'hoop, and 2 the inner ,non-elastic hoop formed pval as 1n iscircular and in Fig. 2 ellipti'cah-otherwise they vare the same@ In useI prefer to form the hoops land 2 ofthe same particular relative sizesok-that theouterband can be placedupon either the 'round `hoop or theoval one as desired. It will lhe''.fiinderstood thatth two hoops 1 and 2vvl1eri made of I Specimen of Leiters Patent Patented nar. 25, 1913.App'iieatien :ned November i5, 1911. v serial No. 660,512.

of corresponding size so that one outer band ,can be used for bothcircular and ova'l hoops', but it will be understood that the outer bandshould be of such a size that it Williit either a circular inner hoop oran elliptical one. vThe inner hoops being of the same relative sizewhetherelliptical or round. AsA shown the outer band is made up of theinner wire 3 around which wire is located the inner tube 4 and aroundwhich inner tube 4 is located the outer tube 5, the purpose of.providing'two tubes is to form the louter band proper of such a sizethat it.

will properly clamp the fabric,but I do not desire vto be confinedAspecifically to two tubes as it will be understood that the outer tubemay be formed of the proper size and the wire 3 located through theouter tube. The only object designed to be accomplished is lto providean outer band 'that will. be quite'elastic and pliable and in order toaccomplish this I prefer to use inner and outer tubes, thereby reducingthe thickness ofthe material. The tubes 4 anch are pref- ;erably formedof rubber or other yielding and'pliable' material, the material employebeingsuch thatit will have-the proper adliesiveness or 'huggingqualities to properly vhug'or clamp\the fabric. The inner hoops n 1 and2 are provided with the groove (3, which groove' is for the purpose ofproperly seating theouter band so that it will not only clamp thefabric, but prevent the band from being accidentally remfovedlwhenplaced in position. The :ends of the wire 3. are provided withthe`1eyes'7, to which eyes zare attached the hooked ends of the spring8, which spring is for ,the purpose'of ygiving to the outer band they'desired amount of elasticity so that the outer band can be easilyplaced upon and removed from the innerhoops 1 or 2 as desired, thetension of the spring being such 'that' the outer band will snugly htthe surface' of the groove or simply: tit and press upon the fabricdesigned to be placed upon `the inner hoop and outer band.

For the purpose of protecting the ends of the outer tube 5, said outertube is provided placed upon the inner hoops. This rolling with theshort metal sleeves 9, which 'met-al sleeves also serve";the purpose ofcovering the spring S and preventing the spring from coming in directcontact with the fabric. The sleeves 9 are preferably provided with aseries of annular grooves or ridges l0, which assistin firmly holdingthe sleeves 9 upon the ends of the outer band 5.

It will be understood that when the outer hand is placed upon the innerhoops 1 and 2 and when removedtherefrom, a slight rolling action will begiven to the outer band, owing vto the elasticity and pliability of saidouterband, thereby prevent-inor any sliding or slipping action upon thetabric, which sliding or slipping action has a tendency to Ainjure thefabric, especial1y if the fabric is ot' a fine texture.

By' forming the outer tube 5 hollow ano continuous and of sutlicientlength to be clamped upon the inner hoops 1 and 2, said tubebeing-formed of elast-ic material is easily removed from the groove inthe inner hoops, owing to the :tact that a slight torsional movement oraction is imparted t0 the outer .tube for a-portion of its length,thereby giving to said tube a partial rolling movement during the timeit ,is removed or or torsional movement is only for a small portion oftheilength of thet-ube and When the tubeivslse'ated in the groove oris/Vfreed from theinner hoops, said tube automatically assu'mes itsnormal position.

Having fully described 4my invention what I claim asnew and desire tosecure by Letters Pat-ent, 1s-d the wire and a sleeve adapted to inclosesaid spring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony thatl claim the above, I

vhave hereunto subscribed my name-in t-he presence of two-witnesses.

. CHARLES E. BELDING.

VVitIiesses:

JoHNVfI-I. BISHOP, F. WV; BOND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for ve cents eaeixi by addressingthe Commissionervof Patents,

Washington. D. C. l

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